PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Ready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes to the cage accompanied by Move!. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hayes
vs
Ready

179 cm
24
146 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

174 cm
24
153 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Ready!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ready.
Ready shoots in and drives through. Hayes sprawls well.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ready circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hayes.
Hayes misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Ready with that takedown attempt.
Jack Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Ready.
Hayes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ready fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ready fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes throws a right hand that Ready ducks under and follows up with a left that Ready also avoids with ease.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Hayes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Ready bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hayes throws a head kick that misses.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hayes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hayes misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hayes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hayes throws a series of punches but Ready avoids them all with ease.
Ready shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hayes sprawls well. Hayes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ready gets slowly back to his feet.
Ready fails with the takedown.
Jack Hayes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ready.
Jack Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Ready.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hayes!
Some wild striking there from Hayes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ready shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hayes as he jumps to the side.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayes swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes.
Hayes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes throws a right and a left that Ready avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Ready moves out of range.
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Ready bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
Ready fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hayes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ready circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hayes dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No luck for Ready with that takedown attempt.
Hayes throws a right hand that Ready ducks under and follows up with a left that Ready also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes throws a right hand that Ready ducks under and follows up with a left that Ready also avoids with ease.
Hayes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes stuffs the takedown attempt from Ready. Ready gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ready changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hayes tries to avoid it but Ready manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hayes to the ground. Hayes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jack Hayes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Ready.
No luck for Ready with that takedown attempt.
Ready shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl out of it but Ready keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ready fails with a takedown attempt.
Ready closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayes circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hayes misses with a few strikes there.
Ready moves out of range of the body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ready shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hayes sprawls well. Hayes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ready gets slowly back to his feet.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Ready avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Hayes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hayes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Jack Hayes!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Jack Hayes!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Jack Hayes!

Jack Hayes wins by unanimous decision!